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Conducted by Don Peterson, the BYU Symphonic Band uses a full concert band instrumentation of approximately 85 musicians. The group rehearses from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday during both Fall and Winter semesters. While their performance demands are lesser than those of the Wind Symphony, they perform significant literature from a variety of musical periods on each concert, and they have given premieres to various works for the wind band.
Recent concert programs have included international works and multimedia presentations. Each year some of their performances are added to the BYU Bands in Review CD. Some recordings of recent performances can also be heard in the Audio Files section of the Gallery.
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December 1, 2004 |
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| Second Suite in F I. March - II. Song without words III. Song of the Blacksmith - IV. Fantasia on the "Dargason" |
Gustav Holst, ed. Colin Matthews |
| Third Suite | Robert E. Jager |
| A Christmas Festival | Leroy Anderson |
| All Creatures of Our God and King | Claude T. Smith |
November 3, 2004 |
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| Little English Girl | D. Delle Cese |
| Selections from The Danserye La Morisque - Bergerette - Ronde & Salterelle Ronde & Aliud - Pavane: La Battaille |
Tielman Susato, arr. Patrick Dunnigan |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Morten Lauridsen, trans. by H. Robert Reynolds |
| Shepherd's Hey | Percy Aldridge Grainger |
| Aspen Jubilee | Ron Nelson |
September 30, 2003 |
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| Scenes from "The Louvre" The Portals - Children's Gallery - The Kings of France The Nativity Paintings - Finale |
Norman Dello Joio |
| English Dances Vivace - Allegro risoluto |
Malcolm Arnold arr. Maurice Johnstone |
April 3, 2003 |
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| Chester: Overture for Band |
William Schuman |
| When I Close My Eyes, I See Dancers | Timothy Mahr |
| Suite from The Firebird (1919) Introduction - Ronde des Princesses Danse infernale du roi Kastchei - Berceuse - Finale |
Igor Stravinsky, trans. Randy Earles |
| Divertimento for Band, Op. 42 I. Prologue - II. Song - III. Dance IV. Burlesque - V. Soliloquy - VI. March |
Vincent Perischetti |
| Ghost Train | Eric Whitacre |
| Nimrod from "Enigma Variations" | Edward Elgar, arr. Alfred Reed |
| March from Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber |
Paul Hindemith, trans. Keith Wilson |
November 19, 2002 |
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| Gavorkna Fanfare |
Jack Stamp |
| October | Eric Witacre |
| Suite No. 1 for Military Band in Eb Major, op. 28, no. 1 Chaconne - Intermezzo - March |
Gustov Holst |
| Divertimento II (Premiere performance) | Gaylen A. Hatton (Emeritus Faculty) |
| Amazing Grace |
Traditional, arr. William Himes |
| Klaxon March |
Henry Fillmore |
| Three American Gospel Songs (feat. Ruth Christensen, mezzo-soprano) His Eye Is on the Sparrow The Sweet By and By Old Time Religion |
arr. Luigi Zaninelli |
| Sea Songs |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Masque | Kenneth Hesketh |
March 28, 2002 |
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| Moorside March from "Moorside Suite" |
Gustav Holst, arr. Gordon Jacob |
| Colonial Song |
Percy Aldridge Grainger |
| Divertimento for Band Ragtime - Blues - Mambo loco Susan's Song - March of the Little People |
Ira Hearshen |
| Chorale and Shaker Dance Marke Seare, guest conductor |
John Zdechlik |
| A Movement for Rosa |
Mark Camphouse |
| The Lord of the Rings Symphony No. 1 - Gandalf | Johan De Meij |
| Ave Maria |
Franz Beibl, arr. Robert C. Cameron |
| Old Home Days Waltz - The Opera House and Old Home Days The Collection - Slow March London Bridge is Fallen Down!! |
Charles E. Ives, arr. Jonathan Elkus |
| Variants on a Mediaeval Tune Andante moderato Variation I: Allegro deciso Variation II: Lento, pesante Variation III: Allegro spumante Variation IV: Andante Variation V: Allegro giocoso |
Norman Dello Joio |
December 6, 2001 |
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| Purple Carnival March |
Harry L. Alford |
| Lagan Love - An Ancient Air for Symphonic Band | Luigi Zaninelli |
| Second Suite in F for Military Band, Op. 28 No.2 I. March - II. Song Without Words III. Song of the Blacksmith - IV. Fantasia on "Dargason" |
Gustov Holst |
| Shepherd's Hey |
Percy Aldridge Grainger |
| Toccata Marziale |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| An American Elegy |
Frank Ticheli |
| Slava! |
Leonard Bernstein, arr. Clare Grundman |
| Russian Christmas Music | Alfred Reed |
March, 2001 |
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| Bojarenes inntogsmarsj (Entry March of the Boyars) Op. 17 | Johan Halvorsen, arr. Fennell |
| Tempered Steel | Charles Rochester Young |
| Resting in the Peace of His Hands | John Gibson |
| Four Scottish Dances | Malcolm Arnold, arr. Paynter |
| Easter Monday on the White House Lawn | john Phillips Sousa, arr. Frank Ticheli |
| Godzilla Eats Las Vegas | Erica Whitacre |
November 11, 2000 |
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| Flourish for Glorious John | Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. John Boyd |
| French Impressions I. Parade - II. Can-Can |
Guy Woolfenden |
| Cowboys | John Williams, arr. Jim Curnow |
| Nearer My God To Thee | Lowell Manson, arr. Herbert L. Clarke |
| English Folk Song Suite I. March: "Seventeen Come Sunday" II. Intermezzo: "My Bonny Boy" III. March: "Folk Songs from Somerset" |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Lithuanian Rhapsody | Thomas R. Root |
| Folk Dances | Dimitri Shostakovich, ed. H. Robert Reynolds |
| Canticle: All Creatures of Our God Neil Thornock, organ |
Claude Thomas Smith |
March 31, 2000 |
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| Festive Overture | Dimitri Shostakovich |
| Lincolnshire Posy I. Lisbon - II. Horkstow Grange III. Rufford Park Poachers - IV. The Brisk Young Sailor V. Lord Melbourne - VI. The Lost Lady Found |
Percy Grainger |
| Suite Francaise I. Normandie - II. Ile de France |
Darius Milhaud |
| Zaparozhski March | S. Tvorum ed. Don Peterson |
| La Fiesta Mexicana I. Prelude and Aztec Dance II. Mass - III. Carnival |
H. Owen Reed |
| Africa: Ceremony, Song and Ritual Randall Beach, guest conductor |
Robert W. Smith |
| Armenian Dances (part I) | Alfred Reed |
March 24, 1999 |
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| Konigsmarsch | Richard Strauss arr. Roger Barrett |
| Thema | Harrie Janssen |
| On An American Spiritual | David R. Holsinger |
| Incantation and Dance Joel Yoder-Guest Conductor |
John Barnes Chance |
| The Path Between the Mountains | Jay Kennedy |
| Canzona | Peter Menin |
| Toccata | Girolamo Frescobaldi |
| Symphony No. 5 - Finale Dr. Ralph B. Laycock, guest conductor |
Dimitri Shostakovich |
| Galactic Empires | David Gillingham |
November 13, 1998 |
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| The Earle of Oxford's March from William Byrd Suite | Gordon Jacob |
| Second Suite in F I. March - II. Song Without Words "I'll Love my Love" III. Song of the Blacksmith - IV. Fantasia on the "Dargason" |
Gustav Holst |
| Chester: Overture for Band | William Schuman |
| Four Scottish Dances I. Pesante - II. Vivace III. Allegretto - IV. Con Brio |
Malcolm Arnold arr. John P. Paynter |
| Divertimento for Band I. Prologue - II. Song - III. Dance IV. Burlesque - V. Soliloquy - VI. March |
Vincent Persichetti |
| First Suite in F I. Sea Chany - II. Song of the Bells III. Country Dance - IV. Rumba Rumba |
Thom Ritter George |
March 28, 1998 |
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| Overture to Candide | Leonard Bernstein |
| Nimrod from "Enigma Variations" | Elgar/Slocum |
| Courtly Dances March - Coranto - Morris Dance Galliard - Lavolta |
Benjamin Britten/Jan Bach |
| Cajun Folk Songs II I. Ballad - II. Country Dance |
Frank Tichelli |
| The Padstow Lifeboat | Malcolm Arnold arr. Ray Woodfield |
| No Strings | Frank LaRocca |
| Mountain Song | Philip Sparke |
| Armenian Dances (Part I) | Alfred Reed |
